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Piscidia piscipula

(L.) Sarg. (1891)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Piscidia

fish poison tree, jamaican dogwood

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Gard. & Forest 4: 436 (1891)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:300 (KEY), 334 (DESCR); Lau & Frohlich 2012:16 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Piscidia piscipula Along road on side of Koko Crater. UTM 635685 2353749 Dry lowland scrub dominated by Prosopis. Preserved_Specimen Tree about 3 m tall, flowers pea-shaped. Keel pinkish, banner mostly white on outside with green stripe running vertically down middle. OED 2009040904 Oahu BISH 2009-04-09
2 Piscidia piscipula Emma Square, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen 71 Oahu BISH 1919-11-16
3 Piscidia piscipula Honolulu, 2709 Tantalus Dr., 1st switchback above watertank dry forest; Philodendron, Leucaena leucocephala, Macfadyenya unguis-cati Preserved_Specimen to 10-15' tree Ray, G. 35 Oahu BISH 1997-08-15
4 Piscidia piscipula Honolulu; Thomas Square; one of 2 trees at mauka end of park This tree at corner where Victoria St. crosses Beretania Preserved_Specimen Tree ca. 35' tall, crown leafless, only foliage on suckers off trunk; young buds/leaf shoots golden fuzzy; flwr with weak foetid odor, ca. 0.75 long; cal pinkish-maroon, fuzzy; cor off-white w/reddish streaks; frt green, papery, 4-angled, only a few frts present, mostly on sucker shoots; flws heavily visited by honey bees & black carpenter bees. Staples, G.W. 1045 Oahu BISH 1996-05-08
5 Piscidia piscipula Honolulu, 2709 Tantalus Dr. dry forest, roadside; with Leucaena leucocephala, Macfadyena unguis-cati Preserved_Specimen 10-15' tree Ray, G. 35 Oahu BISH 1997-08-15
6 Piscidia piscipula Honolulu; Thomas Square; one of 2 trees at mauka end of park This tree at corner where Victoria St. crosses Beretania Preserved_Specimen Tree ca. 35' tall, crown leafless, only foliage on suckers off trunk; young buds/leaf shoots golden fuzzy; flwr with weak foetid odor, ca. 0.75 long; cal pinkish-maroon, fuzzy; cor off-white w/reddish streaks; frt green, papery, 4-angled, only a few frts present, mostly on sucker shoots; flws heavily visited by honey bees & black carpenter bees. Staples, G.W. 1045 Oahu BISH 1996-05-08
7 Piscidia piscipula Honolulu, slope of Tantalus,alt.200m Preserved_Specimen Tree 6 m. high, bark grey, smooth on old trees scaly, sapwood cream-yellow, heartwood light-brown; pod 4-winged. Bark used for fish poison. Zschokke, T.C. 5 Oahu BISH 1925-11-07
8 Piscidia piscipula Spreckles ground, Punahou Street, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Pet 5, unequal, starn 10, unequal; note broad stipuler at apex stem. Flowers in May. Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH 1918-05-01
9 Piscidia piscipula Hickam Field Preserved_Specimen Tree and Pods Oahu BISH 1958-11-03
10 Piscidia piscipula Honolulu; Thomas Square; one of 2 trees at mauka end of park This tree at corner where Victoria St. crosses Beretania Preserved_Specimen Tree ca. 35' tall, crown leafless, only foliage on suckers off trunk; young buds/leaf shoots golden fuzzy; flwr with weak foetid odor, ca. 0.75 long; cal pinkish-maroon, fuzzy; cor off-white w/reddish streaks; frt green, papery, 4-angled, only a few frts present, mostly on sucker shoots; flws heavily visited by honey bees & black carpenter bees. Staples, G.W. 1045 Oahu BISH 1996-05-08
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